Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Season: Crusaders and Blues dominate selection
With the dust having settled on Super Rugby Pacific 2022, we have made our calls on which players stood out the most over a memorable tournament.
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RL on TV: Every rugby league match you can watch LIVE this week
There is plenty of rugby league to watch on TV this week, including men’s, women’s and the Wheelchair Challenge Cup final.
95% of cricket playing nations need Central Government support, important to have the sport in multi-discipline events: Saba Karim
As the volume of cricket continues to go through the roof more and more nations are having to field separate squads for series which happen at the same time. An England ODI squad led by Eoin Morgan is currently playing the Netherlands in a 3 match ODI series, while another captained by Ben Stokes is involved in a Test series vs New Zealand. With India's two match T20I series against Ireland scheduled to begin on June 26 its a good time to analyse the importance and the significance overall of the bigger cricket playing nations taking on the emerging teams in bilateral series as far as growing the sport of cricket is concerned.
Rugby chiefs extend stand-down time for concussions
Elite rugby players will face an increased minimum period of 12 days on the sidelines under toughened concussion protocols announced by World Rugby on Tuesday.
What New Zealand really think of Brendon McCullum and the Jonny Bairstow blitz
Expect the unexpected, they say. Yet sometimes, even knowing what might come is not enough. Label it what you want, shorten his name however you please, Brendon McCullum’s tenure as England head coach has begun with pzazz: two of the dozen times England have chased 277 or more to win a Test have come in his opening duo.
As Ireland head on tour to New Zealand, others bid poignant farewells
The Irish team have landed in New Zealand for the summer tour and have more than likely finished reflecting on a disastrous finish for the provinces in United Rugby Championship action.
SA-born Rippon earns maiden call-up for New Zealand
South African-born leg-spinner Michael Rippon is the only newcomer in New Zealand's white-ball squads for their limited-overs series against Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands next month.